Jack-o’-Lanterns
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents What Is a Jack-o’-Lantern?
内容表 什么是杰克-欧-兰特?
4 Modern Jack-o’-Lanterns.
4 现代杰克-奥兰特人。
6 Carving Jack-o’-Lanterns.
6 雕刻杰克-奥-兰特人。
9 Jack-o’-Lantern Events.
9 Jack-o-Lantern事件。
12 The Tradition Continues.
12"传统"续作.
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 What Is a Jack-o’-Lantern?
16 什么是杰克-欧-兰特?
Carved pumpkins are called jack-o’- lanterns.
雕刻的南瓜被称为"JJ-o-灯笼".
Jack-o’-lanterns are used to decorate for Halloween.
Jack-o-lanters用来装饰万圣节.
People started carving jack-o’-lanterns more than a hundred years ago.
人们在一百多年前就开始雕刻 " Juck-o-lanters " 了。
At first, people didn’t carve pumpkins.
起初人们并没有雕刻南瓜.
They used other vegetables instead.
他们用其他蔬菜代替。
People carve pumpkins into all sorts of creative designs.
人们把南瓜刻入各种创意设计中.
An old fable from Ireland may tell how people began carving jack-o’-lanterns.
来自爱尔兰的一则古老的寓言可以说明人们是如何开始雕刻JJ-o-lanters的.
The fable is about a man named Stingy Jack, who liked to play tricks on everyone.
寓言是关于一个叫斯丁·杰克的人,他喜欢玩弄每个人.
When he died, he was cursed to walk in darkness forever.
他死后被诅咒永远在黑暗中行走.
He carved a turnip and put a light inside.
他雕了个花瓣 在里面放了个灯
His ghost was known as “Jack of the Lantern,” and then “Jack-o’-lantern.”
他的鬼魂被称为 " 灯人杰克 " ,后来被称为 " 杰克-欧-兰特人 " 。 “
Modern Jack-o’-Lanterns The Stingy Jack fable later became part of a night called All Hallows’ Eve.
现代杰克-奥-兰特人 这首小说后来成为了一个叫做"万能"的夜晚的一部分。 爱娃。
In Europe, people lit fires and dressed up to keep away ghosts.
在欧洲,人们会点起火来并穿好衣服让鬼魂远离.
Today, many children dress up in costumes to celebrate Halloween.
今天,许多儿童穿着服装来庆祝万圣节.
In Ireland and England, people carved scary faces on vegetables and placed a light inside.
在爱尔兰和英国,人们会把可怕的面孔刻在蔬菜上并放入里面放出一盏灯.
All Hallows’ Eve later became known as Halloween.
万圣节 伊芙后来被称作"万圣节".
Turnips were used for the first jack-o’-lanterns.
特鲁尼普被用在了第一个JJ-O-泛文.
When jack-o’-lantern carving was brought to the United States, people started using pumpkins.
人们开始使用南瓜。
About 1.
约一.
5 billion pounds (more than 680 million kg) of pumpkins are grown in the United States each year.
美国每年种植50亿磅(超过6.8亿公斤)南瓜.
Children enjoy searching through rows of pumpkins to pick out their favorite.
孩子们喜欢搜索一排南瓜 来挑选自己喜欢的
Carving Jack-o’-Lanterns Carving pumpkins is fun for people of all ages.
雕刻杰克-欧-兰特人 雕刻南瓜对各个年龄层的人都是有趣的.
Smooth pumpkins work well for jack-o’-lanterns.
平滑的南瓜对白人很有效。
Some people buy carving kits, while others carve without any help.
一些人购买了雕刻包,而另一些人则在没有任何帮助的情况下进行雕刻.
A standard pumpkin carving kit includes a thin saw, a scoop, and a stencil tracer.
一个标准的南瓜雕刻工具箱包括一个细锯子,一个勺子,和一个花纹追踪器.
First, with help from a parent, cut a hole in the top of the pumpkin to make a lid.
首先,在父母的帮助下,将南瓜上方的一洞切入来做一个盖子.
Next, scoop out the inside flesh and seeds.
接下来 挖出内脏和种子
Step 1: Cut off the top.
第1步:切断顶部.
Step 2: Scoop out the insides.
第2步:从里面溜出.
Draw a design on the pumpkin, and then carve it carefully.
在南瓜上画出一个设计,然后仔细地刻出.
After the pumpkin is carved, place a candle or other light inside.
在南瓜被雕刻后,将蜡烛或其他光放入内部.
Finally, put the pumpkin lid back on top.
最后,把南瓜盖放回顶上.
Step 3: Draw a design.
第3步:画出一个设计.
Step 4: Carve!
第4步: 卡维!
Jack-o’-Lantern Events Many cities have events to show off their carved pumpkins.
许多城市都举办活动,
In Hudson Valley, New York, jack-o’-lanterns make up a big display with spooky sounds and music.
在纽约的哈德逊谷地,
Pumpkins are used to make snakes, dinosaurs, and a dome carved with twinkling stars.
南瓜被用来做蛇,恐龙,并用闪烁的恒星雕刻出圆顶.
This event in Hudson Valley takes place in Sleepy Hollow, home to the legend of the Headless Horseman.
哈德逊谷的这一事件发生在"无头骑士"传奇之地"斯林克"谷地.
A huge display in Los Angeles, California, has pumpkin cars and dinosaurs, and pumpkin carvings of famous people.
在加利福尼亚州洛杉矶的一个大型展出中,有南瓜汽车和恐龙,以及名人南瓜雕刻.
The artists carve their pumpkins at the event while people watch.
艺术家们在活动上雕刻出他们的南瓜,而人们却在旁观.
Giant Jack-o’-Lantern An artist carves one of the largest jack-o’-lanterns ever recorded.
巨型杰克-奥-兰特尔 一位艺术家雕刻出史上最大的JJ-O-Lanters之一.
It weighed more than 1,800 pounds (816 kg)!
重达1800多磅(816公斤)!
The pumpkin was as heavy as a cow.
南瓜和牛一样重
The artist beat his own Guinness World Record for largest jack-o’-lantern, which he had earned five years earlier.
这名艺术家在五年前挣得最大的JJ-o-Lantern上,
Artists carve more than five thousand pumpkins each year for an event in Los Angeles.
艺术家每年为洛杉矶的一次活动雕刻了五千多颗南瓜.
A town in New Hampshire broke a world record for the most lit jack- o’-lanterns.
新罕布什尔州的一个城镇打破了世界纪录,
The town had thirty thousand jack-o’-lanterns lit at once!
镇上有三万个犹太教徒,
Keene’s yearly Pumpkin Festival set the world record for most lit jack-o’-lanterns many times.
Keene一年一度的南瓜节,
Halloween Under the Sea People even display carved pumpkins underwater.
万圣节海底的人们甚至会在水下展示雕刻出南瓜.
Some aquarium workers put carved pumpkins in large ocean tanks each autumn for visitors to enjoy.
一些水族馆工人将被雕刻的南瓜放入大型出海槽中,供游客取乐.
The Tradition Continues Carving pumpkins into jack-o’- lanterns is a fun holiday activity.
传统继续将南瓜刻入JJO灯笼,
However they are carved, jack-o’- lanterns are a sure sign that Halloween is around the corner.
万圣节即将到来。
Carving a jack-o’-lantern can take time, but the end result is worth the effort.
但最终结果值得努力。